# Pentagon admits Iran seriously damaged US Navy facilities in Bahrain

https://mins.news/en/item/53568

- TASS, 2026-09-10 19:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2185767

> The Pentagon acknowledged that Iranian strikes seriously damaged US 5th Fleet facilities in Bahrain. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the attacks “blew the hell out of Bahrain,” left the USS Abraham Lincoln with “no place” to dock and prompted the Navy to question whether to rebuild the destroyed bases.

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